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DRAWER GUIDE AND RUNNER.

No. 423,877. Patented Mar. 18, 1890.

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ERNEST E. MAYHEWV AND ADAM O. BRANDAU, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHI- GAN; SAID MAYHEIV ASSIGNOR TO SAID BRANDAU.

DRAWER-GUIDE AND RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,877, dated March 18, 1890.

Application filed November 13, 1888. Serial No. 290,754. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ERNEST E. MAYHEW and ADAM C. BRANDAU, citizens of the United States, residing at the city of Grand Rapids,

in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,

have jointly invented a certain new and useful Drawer-Guide and Runner, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of inventions which are used in connection with bureau-drawers and drawers of other articles of furniture for the purpose of allowing the drawer to move out and in without binding, and the device may also be used as a drawerrunner as well as a drawer-guide.

The invention consists in a peculiarly-constructed spring, herein fully shown and described.

The object of our invent-ion is to prevent the binding and rattling of the drawer, and to hold the drawer in contact with the spring so that it will move easily and noiselessly. These objects we accomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of one of our springs. Figure 2 shows the front view of a drawer with the springs placed so that one serves as a drawer-guide and one as a drawer-runner; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rear end of a drawer with the spring applied above the drawer so as to act as a guide by pressure upon the back end of the drawer. Then placed above the drawer, the spring may extend far enough'toward the front end of the drawer to act as a stop for the drawer.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the body of the spring, which 40 we construct preferably of wood. The side of the spring designed to be attached to the case is hollowed out, as shown by E, so that the end pieces T T alone are in contact with the case.

S S are slots extending-deep into each end of the spring, leaving the projections N N, which are springs of themselves. XVe design to have the entire length of spring 011 the side of which N N form a part press against the drawer. 5

The form of the spring above described makes it a double spring. The cutting out of the part E gives the spring at the center, and the slots S S give the spring at the ends. Vebevel one of the projections N in order to fa- 5 5 cilitate the insertion of the drawer.

P is a block made integral with or attached to the spring at or near the center of the hollowed part, and operating as a stop to prevent the spring from being pressed too far inward.

When our invention is to be used as a drawerguide merely, a spring may be attached to the case at each side of the drawer in such a manner as to press against the drawer. The drawer is always held in place against the springs, and no amount of shrinking or swelling will affect the perfect working of the drawer within the case, for the reason that the springs compensate for all such shrinking or swelling and the drawer will move easily and without bind- 7o ing. In most cases a spring applied to one side of the drawer will be found suflicient, but we prefer to use a spring at each side.

Another method of attaching our spring is to apply the same in a groove in the back end of the drawer, as shown in Fig. 3. In thus attaching it the spring is preferably attached to the case above the drawer and extends nearly to the front of the case, so that as the drawer is pushed into the case the front end of the spring furnishes a stop against which the front end of the drawer strikes.

WVhen the spring is to be used as a drawerrunner, it is placed beneath the drawer at the end of the drawer, as shown in Fig. 2, or at any other suitable position. In the drawings we have the part of the spring which bears against the drawer convex, but it may be any other form.

The spring may be attached to the case by means of pins, screws, or any other suitable manner, and instead of attaching rigidly it may rest in a groove or a dovetail, and for the purpose of obtaining greater elasticity two springs may be placed face to face and used, 5

instead of one as above described.

\Ve are aware that springs in connection with drawers have been used prior to our invention, and do not therefore claim, broadly, the use of a spring in connection with a drawer; but

hat we do claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, the spring drawer-guide A, having a part of its central portion cut away, and having in each end a slot, the cut-away portions and the slots permitting the guide to act as a spring.

2. In combination with a drawer and supporting-case, the spring drawer-guide A, provided with the cut-away portion on one side,

the slots at each end, each slot extendinginto the end of the springso as to overlap the cutaway, portion so as to give it double spring action, the spring being adapted to press upon the drawer and hold the same in easy working position, substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST E. MAYnEw. [n ADAM c. BRANDAU. L. j

'Witnesses:

ARTHUR C. DENISON, HUGH E. WILSON. 

